I am writing to request information under the freedom of information Act 2000 with regards to security/protection/lone working systems in place at your organisation.

1. Does your organisation have lone workers (HSE definition, someone who works by themselves or without close supervision)?
Yes.

2. How many lone workers does your organisation have?
370 however this is under continued review by managers through a risk based approach.

3. Does your organisation have in place any form of lone working provision? i.e. dedicated device system, smartphone applications, mixture of both?
Yes.

4. How many Systems are in place? e.g. Applications, Dedicated Devices
155.

5. Do you have an existing contract in place for the above?
Yes.

6. When was this awarded and for what duration?
2018 for 5 years.

7. Who was the contract awarded to?
PeopleSafe.

8. Is there the potential for extending this contract? Will you be applying that extension?
Yes – unknown about extension application.

9. What was the contract value in total?
Approximate cost of £22,500 per annum. This is reviewed on an ongoing basis as per service risk assessment needs.

10. Was the contract tendered through direct competitive tender, a framework, or through G-Cloud provision?
Direct competitive tender.

11. Which department is responsible for the health, safety and well-being of lone workers e.g. Health & Safety, Department by Department etc.
Each department is responsible for their own lone workers following policy and guidance provided by health and safety.